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"Dear Family" Letter

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Title

"Dear Family" Letter

Subject

Hines, Joseph M. (1923-1969)
Toms Brook (Va)
World War (1939-1945)

Description

Letter sent from Joseph M. Hines to his family in Toms Brook Virginia.

Creator

Joseph M. Hines

Source

Folder 1.6: Letters from Joseph Martin Hines USMC to Duval Hines and Mary Hines, August- December 1943, Joseph Hines Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA.

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

Postmarked November 16, 1943

Contributor

Susan Hines

Rights

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC)

Language

English

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Text

Envelope:

Mrs. D.D. Hines
Toms Brook
Virginia
Letter:

Monday

Dear Family,
I got here ok 4 ½ hrs. late and was rewarded with two weeks rest restriction[?] rough, aint’ they? The train got in 6 ½ hrs. late so we were cooked. Most of the guys ain’t back yet. Boy will they get it. I got a v mail from Buddy. He is ok and still sailing somewhere. I am at present pretty damn pissed off so I can’t think of anything to say. I guess the Captain is mad because only 7 out of 21 came in yet. Well the furlough was worth it. Send the papers soon as they come. At present I’m about dead so I’ll try and steal a few winks. Write soon,
Love,
Joe

Original Format

Envelope and letter

Citation

Joseph M. Hines , “"Dear Family" Letter,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed March 29, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/11623.

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